An African journalist films President Xi Jinping delivering an opening ceremony speech for the China-Africa forum in Beijing in September 2024. AP Photo/Andy Wong But in recent years, Beijing has ...

In 2014, during the Central Conference on Work Relating to Foreign Affairs in Beijing, Chinese President Xi Jinping advocated for strengthening China’s soft power globally by improving how the country ...

Recent reports from several think tanks detailed the important role of the media in framing—and at times, facilitating or limiting—Chinese influence across Africa. These reports highlight the CCP’s ...

African tech startups raised over $4 billion in 2021 — about twice the sum they raised the year prior, according to the Big Deal. The continent also recorded a 25% increase in the number of deals ...

Digital transformations, AI, business models and the future of media in Africa among topics explored in Cape Town Media, business, government, technology, and community leaders from across Africa and ...